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Leah’s Story

hurricane-katrina-flooding-photosAfter Hurricane Katrina (2005) devastated my town and my home, Hurricane Rita (2005) hit my parents town and their home. My parents evacuated to my devasted town and I suspected somthing was wrong with my mother. She is a very proud woman and never burdened the kids with her problems. Dad called me the day after they were able to go back home and told us they were on their way to Houston, TX. Why? MD Anderson – Cancer Center -I knew something was wrong, and my nightmare came true when my mother was diagnosed with stage 4B breast cancer and was told it would be difficult to recover from and a long long journey to recovery. I began to reevaluate certain material objects I though important, now life and time with loved ones was really happiness. After many many long weeks and months of chemo,surgery, good days and bad days, my mother is surviving breast cancer! She is tough, but I must also give credit to my father who held her hand along the way!! This is for you mom and dad!!!!

One Response to “Leah’s Story”

  1. Sorry to hear about your mom. One of my best friends lived in New Orleans, Donn Young. About me, I love my road bike. I’m turning 51 in 11 days. I have never been to a spinning class. I plan to ride my bike in Austin TX in October for the Livestrong challenge. I just try to live the best I can and appreciate life one day at a time. I try not to take life for granted. Thanks for the blog. I follow you on twitter.


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